What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
White Rose Shopping Centre has this week welcomed the return of its annual Christmas Appeal, which supports Leeds children’s charities Kidz Klub Leeds and Leeds Baby Bank throughout the festive season. The centre is inviting guests to get into the giving spirit and donate toys and gifts suitable for ages
The closure of Thwaite Watermill museum in Stourton and new car parking charges at Middleton Park, service and staffing reductions and price increases are among wide-ranging changes being proposed as Leeds City Council sets out its annual budget plans for next year. The council has published its initial budget proposals
White Rose Shopping Centre and Trinity Leeds published their first Impact Reports on Thursday (30 November 2023) which outline how the shopping centres have contributed to the economic, social and environmental success of the Leeds community. The retail and leisure destinations are home to more than 220 retailers and restaurants
Despite another financially volatile year, many people are looking forward to Christmas 2023, but how easy is it to make the holiday more affordable? Greg Potter, Head of Member Experience at Leeds Credit Union, takes a look. For many households, Christmas is a notoriously expensive time of year, with presents
Homeless Stars Housing has been working hard to eliminate homelessness in Leeds, by providing immediate accommodation to vulnerable people facing rough sleeping. Homelessness has soared in Leeds, and many people are facing the difficulty of staying in temporary accommodation and Bed and Breakfasts. In the past quarter, Homeless Stars Housing
With over a thousand tonnes of extra black and green bin waste expected to be produced and over a million bins to be emptied, Leeds City Council’s refuse service will be working through the Christmas period to ensure bin collections continue to run smoothly. The service is only closing on
As reported in October – Kenshin Martial Arts of South Leeds took a team of young martial artists across the pond to compete in the prestigious WKC World Championships and what a success the trip was! Returning to Leeds with four new World Champions the group added to the impressive
There’s only one word to describe this memorable production of Oliver! at Leeds Playhouse: phenomenal! The costumes and set really captured an authentic feel of Dickensian London, you could almost feel the smog and smell the smoke. Using the theatre in the round was a masterstroke, making the audience feel
Leeds New Station was given Royal Assent in 1865 and it opened to traffic in 1869 and was situated off New Station Street and roughly occupied the area where Platforms 9 to 17 at the present station are situated. This station was designed by Thomas Prosser the architect for the
Pickleball … funny name isn’t it! But once you’ve played it you will be hooked for life. Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. It’s best described as a sport played with giant table tennis paddles and ball on a badminton sized court played over a